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Why China is likely to be cautious about recent Trump-Putin diesel deal

The US may still try to target major buyers of Russian energy despite the deal aimed at cutting American fuel prices, analysts warn.

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The US has announced the deal despite threatening to penalise other buyers of Russian oil. Photo: Reuters

China Economy

How Ivanka Trump’s Guo Pei dress put Chinese high fashion in spotlight

Ivanka Trump in her Guo Pei outfit at the White House last month. Photo: AP

Society

Huanggang Port praised for ‘light speed’ checks, but some find layout huge

The Huanggang Port with e-channels in the background. The government said it would consider adopting the streamlined clearance model at other checkpoints. Photo: Karma Lo

Military

US turns to low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missile to overwhelm Chinese defences

At US$385,000 per unit, the carrier-launched weapons are being developed with an emphasis on affordability and mass production.

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The US Navy plans to equip each of its Super Hornets with up to four hypersonic Blackbeard missiles. Photo: Handout

Global Economy

China, EU take a breath after deal brings temporary halt to trade tussle

Agreement, praised on both sides, features controls on Chinese EV shipments and tariff reductions, helping to cool tensions – for now.

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Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng (fourth right) meets with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic (fourth left) in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

Big Tech

OpenAI’s GPT-6 may lead to earlier robotics breakthrough: Unitree founder

Wang Xingxing says OpenAI’s latest advances have accelerated prospects for a ‘ChatGPT moment’ in embodied intelligence.

A billboard in the AI section of the Chinese International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images

Global Economy

How China and the EU pressed pause on trade war – and what it took to get there

EU officials spoke of a ‘paradigm shift’ in wake of surprise trade deal, saying the ‘nature of the rebalancing exercise has changed’.

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Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng (right) shakes hands with European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic prior to their meeting in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

Business

How Hong Kong entices Europe’s young start-up talent

In partnership with:Hong Kong Talent Engage
Winners of the HKTE x EuroTech Hackathon visit the office of an AI robotics company in Qianhai, during their tour of I&T ecosystems in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong electronics fairs to showcase 120 robots as firms aim to expand AI use

Hong Kong Electronics Fair and electronicAsia will bring together more than 3,200 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions.

Exhibitors demonstrate their products during a media preview ahead of the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and electronicAsia opening. Photo: Sam Tsang

Tech Trends

US chip sector has deep supply chain exposure to China: SIA report

US chip production relies on ‘vulnerable inputs hidden deep in upstream global supply chains’, SIA says.

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US chipmakers spend nearly US$27 billion annually on equipment and materials sourced from companies headquartered in the US, Europe and Japan. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Europe

UK’s Burnham says Iran’s IRGC ‘likely’ to have been behind RAF Fairford incident

‘We will not tolerate these threats,’ Burnham said, adding the UK will bring further sanctions to restrict Iran’s ‘capacity to do us harm’.

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham in the House of Commons in a video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website on Monday. Photo: PRU / AFP

United States & Canada

Musk becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests in bid to save Republicans

The world’s only trillionaire has donated over US$276 million since July, leaving Republicans with a huge financial advantage over Democrats.

Elon Musk has donated more than US$276 million to the Republican Party since July. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

China’s top diplomat to visit Azerbaijan and Balkan countries to boost ties

Wang Yi’s four-nation tour comes amid Beijing’s push to shore up its trade corridors and geopolitical influence.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s trip will run from October 14 to 20. Photo: EPA

United States & Canada

US agents search Democrat Ilhan Omar’s home in criminal probe

Ahead of a re-election bid, the Somali-born Minnesota congresswoman said she won’t ‘be silenced’ and blasted Trump’s ‘intimidation’ campaign.

Homeland Security Investigations police search the Washington home of Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Politics

India’s opposition marches on Supreme Court as ‘cockroach’ protests gain ground

India’s opposition alliance is harnessing the youth-led protests, testing whether their anger can build real political momentum against Modi.

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi marches with supporters towards the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Israel teen dies on school hike, 20 injured, as ‘leftover’ bomb detonates

The explosive, likely from a round of fighting with Hezbollah militants three years ago, went off as a student picked it up, police said.

Israeli medics rush an injured person for treatment in Haifa, Israel, following an explosion in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. Photo: AP

Politics

‘Inconvenient truth’: Man City case spotlights realities of UK-UAE ties

Analysts point to a much deeper network of high-stakes diplomacy and geopolitical economics between London and Abu Dhabi.

A banner from Liverpool supporters references Manchester City being found guilty of breaking Premier League financial regulations, during the match at Anfield on Sunday. Photo: EPA

Politics

Strengthen ideology, shape opinion: China wades into AI microdramas

A profusion of content across mainland platforms weaves culture, policies, achievements and history into engaging storylines.

A screenshot from “Tie Ji De”, or “The Iron Remembers”, an AI micro-drama created by the news media centre of the People’s Liberation Army. Photo: Weibo

Europe

Teenager shoots headmaster and teacher with a hunting gun at French school

A member of staff at the school, near Marseille, is said to have disarmed the boy. Prosecutors said he hid the weapon in a guitar case.

French police officers patrol outside the Joseph-Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, southern France, on Monday after a shooting. Photo: AFP
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Energy

Global diesel shortage: why Gulf refined fuel exports lag crude oil shipments

From shipping bottlenecks to strikes on refineries, analysts warn the market faces a prolonged recovery.

A truck drives past a sign advertising gas and diesel prices along Interstate 5 in Williams, California, the United States, on September 28. Photo: Reuters
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